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Northern Iowan
the university of northern iowa’s student-produced newspaper since 1892
April 19, 2011
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Volume 107, Issue 51
TUESDAY
Cedar Falls, Iowa
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northern-iowan.org
DOR names new residence hall ‘Panther Village’ KATHERINE PEARCE Staff Writer
New registration system getting mixed reactions TEHRENE FIRMAN
The University of Northern Iowa Department of Residence has put a name to the new apartment complex currently under construction on campus south of the Piazza and quad dorms. The complex will be called “Panther Villiage.” “Panther Village has the two words. Both are loaded with meaning that we think is significant for an on-campus community,” said Pat Beck, assistant director of residence marketing. “‘Panther’ of course, is a nod to our loyalty to be part of
DANIELLE FIRKINS/Northern Iowan
See DOR, page 3
Construction continues on the new residence hall, “Panther Village,” which will feature apartment-style living for upperclassmen.
Staff Writer
Registering for classes is seldom the highlight of anyone’s semester — getting past prerequisites, and the waiting lists, can be problems. This semester, the University of Northern Iowa launched a new registration system to make students’ lives easier. The new Student Information System had promises of “easy, wellsupported electronic access to the data and information necessary to perform and See REGISTRATION, page 2
UNI students participate in 24/7 Prayer Week and 24/7 Service Week
I Spy at UNI
LOTTIE STAGGS Staff Writer
ANNA SCHRECK/Northern Iowan
Do you know where this picture was taken? If so, email us at northerniowan@uni.edu with your answer. The winner’s name and the picture’s location will be featured in the next edition of the Northern Iowan. The winner from the April 15 issue is Kristi Phillips, a UNI senior, who correctly identified that the previous picture was taken of a solar trash compactor.
University of Northern Iowa students continue to participate in 24/7 Prayer Week, which kicked off Thursday night at Brothers and Sisters in Christ (BASIC) and was followed by a kickoff celebration at the Lutheran Student Center. “(The) 24/7 Prayer Week is a week where Christians from different denominations and different campus ministries can come together and humble themselves before God to seek His guidance and His will for us as individuals and us as a body of Christ on our campus,” said Ben Mosbach, a senior leisure youth and human services major. Mosbach is an active member of the BASIC community and helped to put on this event. See 24/7, page 4
BEN WILSON/Northern Iowan Some UNI students are participating in 24/7 Prayer Week as a way to show the power of prayer. UNIFI members are holding a 24/7 service week.